Attica

Attica
This article is about the modern region of Greece. For the historical region, see Attica. For other uses, see Attica (disambiguation). {| class="infobox geography vcard" style="font-size:12px;border-color:rgb(170,170,170);color:black;margin-top:0.5em;margin-right:0px;text-align:left;line-height:1.2em;border-collapse:collapse;width:23em;" ! colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.4em0.6em;width:246px;text-align:center;font-size:1.25em;white-space:nowrap;"|Attica Περιφέρεια Αττικής ! style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.4em0.6em0.2em;"|Country ! style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.4em0.6em0.2em;"|Capital ! style="vertical-align:top;border:0px;padding:0px0.6em0.2em;"|Regional units ! style="vertical-align:top;border:0px;padding:0px0.6em0.2em;"| •Regional governor ! style="vertical-align:top;border:0px;padding:0px0.6em0.2em;"| •Total ! style="vertical-align:top;border:0px;padding:0px0.6em0.2em;"| •Total ! style="vertical-align:top;border:0px;padding:0px0.6em0.2em;"|ISO 3166 code ! style="vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.4em0.6em0.2em;"|Website Attica (Greek: Αττική, Attikí; IPA: [atiˈci]) is an administrative region in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. This region covers a greater area than the historical region of Attica.
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 * North Athens
 * West Athens
 * South Athens
 * Piraeus
 * East Attica
 * West Attica
 * Islands
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 * style="vertical-align:top;border:0px;padding:0px0.6em0.2em;"|3,808 km2 (1,470 sq mi)
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 * style="vertical-align:top;border:0px;padding:0px0.6em0.2em;"|1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
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[edit] Overview
Located in the south of the country, Attica covers about 3,808 square kilometers. In addition to Athens, it contains within its area the cities of Piraeus, Eleusis, Megara, Laurium, and Marathon, as well as a small part of the Peloponnese peninsula and the islands of Salamis, Aegina, Poros, Hydra, Spetses,Kythira, and Antikythera. About 3,750,000 people live in the region, of which more than 95% are inhabitants of the Athens metropolitan area.

[edit] Administration
The Attica region was established in the 1987 administrative reform, and until 2010 comprised the 4prefectures of Athens, East Attica, Piraeus and West Attica.

With the 2010 Kallikratis plan, the region's powers and authority were redefined and extended. Sine 1 January 2011, the region is subdivided into 8 regional units: The region's governor is, since 1 January 2011, Ioannis Sgouros, who was elected in the November 2010 local administration elections for thePanhellenic Socialist Movement.
 * North Athens
 * West Athens
 * Central Athens
 * South Athens
 * East Attica
 * Piraeus
 * Islands
 * West Attica

[edit] Major communities

 * List of municipalities and communities in Attica
 * List of settlements in Attica

[edit] Roads and highways
The area is connected by roads and highways:
 * Greek National Road 1 (motorway)
 * Greek National Road 3 (old highway of Athens-Thessaloniki)
 * Greek National Road 8 (old highway linking Patras, the Peloponnese and Athens)
 * Greek National Road 8A (motorway)
 * Greek National Road 79
 * Greek National Road 83 (Marathonos Avenue)
 * Greek National Road 89
 * Greek National Road 91
 * Attiki Odos, number 6 (privately owned motorway), gradually opened from 2001 to 2004
 * Hymettus Ring (number 64), opened in 2004
 * Egaleo Ring (number 65), opened in 2004, still under construction in its southern part.

[edit] Ferry lines
Numerous ferry lines, both normal ferries and the "flying dolphins" (fast sea vessels), connect the port of Piraeus with the islands of the region.

[edit] Other

 * Athens Mass Transit System
 * Athens Metro
 * Attiki station
 * Proastiakos
 * Transit System (Attica)

[edit] Sports
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[edit] Football clubs

 * Premier and second division Superleague & Football League
 * AEK - Athens
 * Chaidari - Chaidari Athens
 * Chalkidona - Chalkidona
 * Egaleo FC (or Egaleo) - Aegaleo Athens
 * Ethnikos Asteras - Kesariani Athens
 * Ethnikos Piraeus - Piraeus Athens
 * Ilisiakos - Zografou Athens
 * Ionikos - Nikaia, founded in 1965
 * Kallithea - Kallithea (Athens), founded in 1966
 * Olympiacos (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pireos, OSFP) - Piraeus
 * Panathinaikos - Athens
 * Panionios NFC - Nea Smyrni (Athens)
 * Proodeutiki - Nikaia (Athens)
 * Thrasivoulos - Fyli Athens
 * Third division Football League 2
 * Acharnaikos - Acharnes (Menidi)
 * Agios Demetrios - Athens
 * Aias Salamina - Salamina
 * Apollon - Athens
 * Ilioupoli GS
 * Koropi AO
 * Vyzas - Megara
 * Junior division/unassorted
 * Aittitos - Spata
 * Aris Petroupoli - Petroupoli
 * Aris Vari FC - Vari
 * Artemis FC - Artemis (Loutsa)
 * Aspropyrgos
 * Gkyziakos - Gkyzi
 * Kouvaras AC - Kouvaras
 * Olympiakos Papagou - Papagou
 * Panelefsiniakos - Eleusis
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